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Mary Ersek
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 189
Citations - 6273
Mary Ersek is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Palliative care & Health care. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 166 publications receiving 5468 citations. Previous affiliations of Mary Ersek include University of Washington & Veterans Health Administration.
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Surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis. Attempted meta-analysis of the literature.
TL;DR: A meta-analysis was undertaken to determine the effects of surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis on pain and disability, and few patient characteristics were found to predict outcome.
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Patient Outcomes After Lumbar Spinal Fusions
Judith A. Turner,Mary Ersek,Larry D. Herron,Jodie K. Haselkorn,Jodie K. Haselkorn,Daniel L. Kent,Daniel L. Kent,Marcia A. Ciol,Richard A. Deyo +8 more
TL;DR: Clinical outcomes did not differ by diagnosis or fusion technique, but were worse in studies with a greater number of previously operated patients, and complications of fusions are common.
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Quality of End-of-Life Care Provided to Patients With Different Serious Illnesses
Melissa W. Wachterman,Melissa W. Wachterman,Melissa W. Wachterman,Corey Pilver,Corey Pilver,Dawn Smith,Mary Ersek,Mary Ersek,Stuart R. Lipsitz,Nancy L. Keating,Nancy L. Keating +10 more
TL;DR: Family-reported quality of end-of-life care was significantly better for patients with cancer and those with dementia than for patientswith ESRD, cardiopulmonary failure, or frailty, largely owing to higher rates of palliative care consultation and do-not-resuscitate orders and fewer deaths in the intensive care unit.
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Surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis
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Self-efficacy for managing pain is associated with disability, depression, and pain coping among retirement community residents with chronic pain
TL;DR: Higher self-efficacy for managing pain is associated with less disability and depression and with the use of pain coping strategies related to better adjustment among retirement community residents with chronic pain, suggesting the potential value of interventions to increase self- efficacy in this population.